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Training of Operating Room Technician and Nurses in Robotic Surgery

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Over the last several decades, there has been much technological advancement in the operating room. Laparoscopic surgery or minimally invasive surgery (MIS) was introduced over 20 years ago as an alternative to open surgery, and many surgical procedures can now be performed this way. However, some procedures have proven to be difficult to do in a pure laparoscopic environment.

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  1. Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA

    Stacey Dusik-Fenton

  2. Department of Urology, Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA

    James O. Peabody

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  1. Medical Sciences, Dept. Urology, All India Institute of, Ansari Nagar, New Dehli, 110029, India

    Ashok Kumar Hemal

  2. Henry Ford Health System, W. Grand Blvd. 2799, Detroit, 48202, Michigan, USA

    Mani Menon

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Dusik-Fenton, S., Peabody, J.O. (2011). Training of Operating Room Technician and Nurses in Robotic Surgery. In: Hemal, A., Menon, M. (eds) Robotics in Genitourinary Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-114-9_13

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